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Your paragraph should include:
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2. supporting ideas
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3. concluding sentence
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Your answer should include:
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2. supporting ideas
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3. a concluding sentence

All of the sentences are about one topic.

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COURSE Topic sentence
What is a topic sentence?
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introduction • It is the first sentence of a paragraph.
• It tells the reader what the paragraph is about.
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• It controls or guides the whole paragraph.
• It states your position or opinion. (argument)
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Question: Some high schools require all students to
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Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
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these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

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Question: Some high schools require all students to
WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
introduction
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

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Question: Some high schools require all students to
WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
introduction
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

www.detready.com School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

www.detready.com students for a number of important reasons.
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Examples
Question: Some high schools require all students to
WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
introduction
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

www.detready.com School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

www.detready.com students for a number of important reasons.

I do not believe that high school students should

be required to wear a uniform for two reasons.
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Question: Some high schools require all students to
WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
introduction
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

www.detready.com School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

www.detready.com students for a number of important reasons.

I do not believe that high school students should

be required to wear a uniform for two reasons.
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What are supporting ideas?
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Introduction • They explain and develop the topic sentence.
introduction

• They develop the topic sentence by explaining

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• They can explain, describe, give reasons, give

facts, or give examples.
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Examples

Question: Some high schools require all students to

WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction
introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

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School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

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Introduction
introduction

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School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

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introduction First of all, uniforms make everyone equal.

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School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

WRITING students for a number of important reasons.
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Introduction
introduction First of all, uniforms make everyone equal. This
is important because it allows students from
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You should always include at least one supporting idea. If

you can, aim for two.
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What is a concluding sentence?
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• It tells the reader the important points to
remember.
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• Usually signposted with a concluding phrase.
To conclude, In conclusion, To sum up, etc.
• It is often a paraphrase of the topic sentence.
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Examples
Question: Some high schools require all students to
WRITING wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
WRITING
Introduction students to decide what to wear to school. Which of
introduction
these two school policies do you think is better? (argument)

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Example

School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

WRITING students for a number of important reasons.
WRITING
Introduction
introduction First of all, uniforms make everyone equal. This is
important because it allows students from
www.detready.com poorer familiar to be on the same level as
www.detready.com students from richer ones while at school.
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School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

WRITING students for a number of important reasons.
WRITING
Introduction
introduction First of all, uniforms make everyone equal. This is
important because it allows students from
www.detready.com poorer familiar to be on the same level as
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sum up, I believe that it is vital that school
uniforms for high school students should be
mandatory.
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School uniforms should be mandatory for all high

WRITING students for a number of important reasons.
WRITING
Introduction
introduction First of all, uniforms make everyone equal. This is
important because it allows students from
www.detready.com poorer familiar to be on the same level as
www.detready.com students from richer ones while at school. For
this reason, I believe that it is vital that school
uniforms for high school students should be
mandatory.
word count: 65